[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR310.14]

[Page 387]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 310_REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO 
 
                          Subpart B_Provisions
 
Sec.  310.14  Must I try to recover my costs from those potentially 

responsible for the emergency?

    Yes. Before applying for reimbursement from EPA, you must try to 
recover your costs from all known potentially responsible parties 
(PRPs). After you ask them for payment, you should give PRPs 60 days 
either to pay you, express their intent to pay you, or indicate 
willingness to negotiate. You must also try to get reimbursed by other 
sources (for example, your insurance company or your state). If you are 
not successful, you must certify on your reimbursement application that 
you made a good-faith, reasonable effort to recover your costs from 
other sources before applying to EPA. If you recover any portion of the 
costs from these sources after you receive reimbursement from us, you 
must return the recovered amount to EPA.